Slate

With an LRV of about 43, Slate is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Slate in other brands

• M6421A Crown Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.3
• TVT Q433 Tikkurila Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.7
• Juneau Nerolac 2970 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.8
• Electric Slide Kelly-Moore KM4872-1 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
• Grand Bay Asian Paints 8273 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.0
• Dockside Blue Sherwin-Williams 7601 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Serenata Benjamin Moore AF-535 Grayish Blue
• Cable Benjamin Moore CSP-650 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns light gray
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Slate warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -7.6 and a value of -5.4 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Crown color to Slate?

M6421A (Crown), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Slate?

≈ 43. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.